The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1887-11-30
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

viii De Certified To the Governor who's,
duty it becomes TO fix the day of ex
ecutiOn.
Lexington is making an effort [,
secure the machine shops Ofthe Cincin
natl Southern railroad which Somer
set claims to have already corraled
lie shops employ a force of five hun
dred men, an acquisition which woul,
prove valuable To either of the points
Offering them a location.
There is a movement on foot st ley
ington, looking to the building of ,
railroad to Lawrenceburg, 10 connect
the Bluegrass capital with the Louis
vile Southern railroad. The distance
between Louisville and Lexington
would thus be made twenty mile.
shorter than via of Frankfort.
Newark, n. J., has 500 Anarchis
residents whom the police are quietly
locating so as to be able to lay theil
bands upon them in case of trouble
The Arbeiter Zeit,mg, the Anarchist
organ of Newark, advises the author.
lilies to prosecute and hang tine leader.
as the surest way OF advancing the
cause Of Anarchy.
The reigning family of Germany is
IN bad way. The aged Emperor ma.
lived far beyond the average age OF
man, but the Crown Prince has death
at his vitals and young Prince William
Is said to suffer from an ailment that al
any moment may cause his death OF
drive him to the worse fate of insanity.
Reports from De Lesseps' Panama
canal scheme are not encouraging, the
leading contractors being embarrassed
for funds. A prominent engineer
says: The canal is practically dead
already, though the efforts made in
Paris To galyanize the remains may
keep up an appearance Of life for some
time to come"
Lieut.. Embry H. Faunt, of the
United States navy, who was one of
The Greedy relief expedition, and is Il
somewhat noted African explorer, is
being tried by court-martial in New
/ York, charged with absence without
leave. He says that, if dismissed from
the service, he will at once join Henry
/ NJ. Stanley in Africa.
/ Stories Of fabulous wealth come from
I Prescott, Arizona, where the richest
+ gold mines ever known are reported
/ discovered. The ore is said to average
. 81 600 a ton, and thousands Of tons are
already in sight. The precious metal
clings TO the rocks in such abundance
/ that man can scale of a fortune with
a pocket-knife ia a short time. People
are already fiocking to the scene of
the treasure.
A resume Of the fishery business for
the year ending October, 1887, has been
/ prepared at Gloucester, Mass. -Four
I hundred and seventy-four vessels are
owuei la the district, against 49, last
year. Seventeen vessels were lost,
with l57 men, who leave sixty widows
and siXIy-one fatherless children. IN
addition to those lost with their yes
sells, fOrty-One other seamen have met
death by drowning OF accidents.
Mr.. Charles e. Kincaid the Washing
ton core respondent of the Louisville
Times, who for the past six months
has been abroad, has returned TO Wash
ington. During his absence the read
ers of the COuier-J Ournal and the
Times enjoyed Judge Kincsid's letters
descriptive Of life as he saw it in the
Old World. He returns in good health,
and will at once resume mis- regular
Work for the Times in Washington
COurier-JOu rnal.
john l.. Sullivan, of fistIc renOwn
Is now travelling in England, and his
receptions are more enthusiastic and
elaborate than was ever given an
American citizen. The Prince OF
Wales has sent word to his Toughness
that he would be greatly pleased to
see him. Sullivan treats this invita-
ton with cold regard and sends answer
to His Highness by saying that at some
convenient season he may cOndescend
to meet him.
Official returns thus far received at
the capital show that the majority for
division in the Territory is about 200.
As the official returns come in the
estimated majority for division decreas-
Is. There is a possibility that the
small majority for division will he en-
tirely wiped out by the returns yet to
be received, as the majority of the
counties TO be heard from are in North
Dakota.
The Republicans have commenced
active operations toward getting the
coming National Convention located
in Chicago. Dan Shepard has gone to
Washington already to prepare the way
for a committee which will be in the
Capital next week. A meeting of
prominent Democrats has been held
for the purpose Of urging the members
of the National Democratic Commit
fee to locate the convention in 1888 in
Chicago.
At Revenna, o., Judge Johnston
Overruled the motion for a new trial
in the case of "Blinky" Morgan, and
sentenced the prisoner to be hanged in
the penitentiary at Columbus, March
Is, 1883 MOrgan's face flushed when
the sentence was pronounced, but he
soon turned to his counsel, cracked a
joke and laughed heartily. The case
will be carried to the Circuit Court.
5. p. Stuart, a railroad brakeman,
fell from a car in Lexington and re-
ceived such injuries that the surgeon
told him that both legs must he cut of,
aRd that he lad but one chance in
thousand TO recover. 81 know it,"
said the brave fellow; "cut them off
quickly, and if l die, bury them with
me-" He gave directions as 10 the dis
position Of his body, and debating
letter to bis brother he said, "Ready;"
was placed on the amputation table,